Shamil el-Afzal

Shamil el-Afzal (14 October 1955-18 July 1974) was a PFLP member and one of the perpetrators of the Manot massacre.

Biography
Shamil el-Afzal was born in Jerusalem, West Bank on 14 October 1955 to an Orthodox Christian family, and he joined the PFLP with the goal of driving Israel out of Palestine. The young el-Afzal took part in the Manot massacre of 1974, crossing the South Lebanon border into Israel and attacking an Israeli resort. He opened fire on patrons with an AKM assault rifle and lobbed grenades at them, and he proceeded to cover the floor as Israeli troops arrived on the scene. el-Afzal engaged in a shootout with the Israeli soldiers, throwing more grenades and raking the doorway with assault rifle fire, but he was killed by the Israelis after he attempted to charge at them with an active grenade.